Friends of St James Park Toronto https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:27:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-FSJP_logo_web_horz_colour-1-32x32.jpg Friends of St James Park Toronto https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com 32 32 the fur ball ’23! https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/the-fur-ball-23/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-fur-ball-23 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:51:37 +0000 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2656

What an amazing day! What amazing pups we have!

Here are the unclaimed ticket numbers from today’s raffle.

It is your responsibility to check to see if you hold a winning number. If prizes are not claimed by November 4th at 11:59 PM (by sending a picture of your ticket to our Facebook page, IG account @dogsofstjamespark, or email address – dogsofstjamesto@gmail.com), winners will be redrawn. Unclaimed prizes can be collected at AAA or mailed upon request.

It’s back! We have partnered again with the Dogs of St. James Park, along with AAA Bar, The Corner Place, Through Ruff Times, and Old Town Toronto to bring back the Fur Ball ’23: A Howl-o-ween dog costume contest and charity raffle. The big day is Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 12 pm in St. James Park at the Michael Comstock Pavilion.

We encourage you to register your pup in advance as day of registration may be limited. This, along with a several other planned changes, will help us start on time—last year we were a little cough cough delayed. 😉

Alongside the event, we are selling raffle tickets in support of Through Ruff Times, an organization that helps those facing barriers caring for their pets. Win prizes from over 40 local businesses! Buy your tickets at three locations: AAA Bar, The Corner Place, and Global Pets Lower Jarvis. You can also buy them at the event. See the list of prizes in the second flyer below. You don’t need to attend the event for a chance to win—we will list the winning numbers right here on this page (and the Facebook Event page too) after the draw. Good luck!

Check out the Facebook event page for the impressive winning pup prize packs and other details.

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2023 Sumer Events in St James Park https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/2023-sumer-events-in-st-james-park-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2023-sumer-events-in-st-james-park-2 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:53:10 +0000 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2644

Summer is here!! Are you ready for it? We’ve got a great line up of activities and events happening in St. James Park. We hope you’ll join in on all the fun. Please direct any questions to fsjptoronto@gmail.com.


Tuesdays 6 pm staring July 4: Free Fitness Classes

Link to Facebook event.

Back by popular demand, this year’s Free Fitness Classes include Yoga, Boot Camp and Nia Dance. Hosted by the St Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA. the Friends of St. James Park with help from Place Made, anyone can join one or all three classes: 1) Nia Dance for 3 weeks starting July 4th with Martha Randall, 2) Yoga for 3 weeks starting July 25th with Robert Hartley, and 3) Boot Camp for 3 weeks starting August 15th with Rolin McQuade. Meet at the pavilion! Come a bit early to sign your waiver.


Thursday 7-9 pm: Music in St. James Park

Link to details on Old Town Toronto site.

This summer’s line up of FREE music Thursday nights in St. James Park sees the return of some of last summer’s favourites and some new talent too! Check the flyer below for this summer’s line up. Presented by the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA.



Wednesdays at 7 pm: Park Chat Series

We are excited to announce that we will be running the free Park Chat series again this summer.

Wed, July 26, 7 pm: First up is a discussion about the trees in St. James Park with Mark Sherman, Arborists and Natural Environment Specialists with the City of Toronto.

Wed, Aug 16, 7 pm: We are offering a first time ever tour of the formal garden with Tim Edwards—come learn about some of the perennials in the garden, history of the garden and the characteristics of a Victorian era garden.

Wed, Aug 23, 7 pm: Join us for  “Love Stories of St. James”, a romantic companion to the grisly tour we did last year with historian Adam Bunch.


Fri, Sat and Sun in August: Bard in the Park

Link to details on the Old Town Toronto site.

Bard in the Park is back in St. James Park throughout the month of August. This year’s production by Dauntless City Theatre can be described as a mish mash of favourite Shakespeare scenes, but best to check out the detailed description.


Past Events…

July 1: Canada Day Festival in St. James park

Link to Facebook event for a list of performers and special guests.

St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association presents a Community Celebration on July 1st that both recognizes and honours the Indigenous people of this country and the diversity, culture and life experiences of people in our neighbourhood today. We invite you to join us…..

Bring your own picnic, chairs and blankets.

Enjoy live music, Ukrainian and Indigenous dance performances, face painting, giant Jenga, t-shirt painting, hula hooping, henna painting, temporary tattoos, story telling & heritage walking tours.

July 10- Jul 31: Storytime in the Park

Link to Facebook event.

Join a storyteller from the Toronto Public Library for children’s Storytime in the Park! Pick your park, Berczy or St. James, or do both! Starts July 10th to Aug 2, 2023 (4 week duration), Time: 1 PM.

Mondays – Berczy Park at the Hand Sculpture
(Mon Jul 10, 17, 24, 31)

Wednesday – St James Park next to playground
(Wed Jul 12, 19, 2

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Song Lyrics: Holiday Carol Sing-along 2022 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/song-lyrics-holiday-carol-sing-along-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=song-lyrics-holiday-carol-sing-along-2022 Sun, 11 Dec 2022 22:43:39 +0000 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2588

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Deck the hall with boughs of holly,
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‘Tis the season to be jolly,
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Heedless of the wind and weather,
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest ye, merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas Day.
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray:
Oh tidings of comfort and joy.
Oh tidings of comfort and joy!

From God our heav’nly Father
A blessed angel came,
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same.
How that in Bethlehem was born
The son of God by name:
Oh tidings of comfort and joy.
Oh tidings of comfort and joy!

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightway,
The son of God to find:
Oh tidings of comfort and joy.
Oh tidings of comfort and joy!

The Little Drummer Boy

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A new born king to see
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Our finest gifts we bring
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To lay before the king
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So to honour him
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When we come

Little baby
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I am a poor boy too
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I have no gift to bring
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That’s fit to give our king
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Shall I play for you
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Mary nodded
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The ox and lamb kept time
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I played my drum for him
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I played my best for him
Pa rum pum pum pum,
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Then he smiled at me
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Me and my drum

Carol of the Bells

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All seem to say throw cares away.
Christmas is here bringing good cheer
To young and old meek and the bold
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One seems to hear words of good cheer
From everywhere filling the air
O, how they pound, raising the sound
Oer hill and dale, telling their tale
Gayly they ring, while people sing
Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here!
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
On, on they send on without end
Their joyful tone to every home.

In the Bleak Midwinter

In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.

Our God, heav’n cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain,
Heav’n and earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty
Jesus Christ.

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Worship night and day,
A breastful of milk
And a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels
Fall down before,
The ox and ass and camel
Which adore.

Angels and archangels
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim

Thronged the air;
But only His mother
In her maiden bliss
Worshipped the Beloved
With a kiss.

What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb;
If I were a wise man
I would do my part,
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give him my heart.

Joy to the World!

Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let Earth receive her King;
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.

Joy to the world! the Saviour reigns;
Let all their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders of His love.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
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Now bring us some figgy pudding
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Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
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Silent Night

Silent night, Holy night,
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‘Round yon Virgin Mother and Child,
Holy Infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, Holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav’nly hosts sing Allelujah;
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Christ the Saviour is born.

Silent night, Holy night,
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With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King;
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th’angelic host proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem.”
Hark! the herald angels sing,
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Christ, by highest heav’n adored;
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Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of a Virgin’s womb.
Veil’d in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail th’incarnate Deity,
Pleased as Man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King.”

Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Ris’n with healing in His wings,
Light and life to all He brings,
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
Hark! the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King.”

Silver Bells

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And on ev’ry street corner you hear:
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It’s Christmas time in the city.
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Soon it will be Christmas day.

Strings of street lights, even stop lights, blink a bright red and green,
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures.
Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch, this is Santa’s big scene,
And above all this bustle you hear:
Silver bells, silver bells
It’s Christmas time in the city.
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day.

Old Toy Trains

Old toy trains, little toy tracks,
Little boy toys, coming from a sack,
Carried by a man dressed in white and red,
Little boy don’t you think it’s time you were in bed?

Close your eyes, listen to the skies,
All is calm, all is well,
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The Fur Ball comes to St James Park https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/everyone-is-welcome-to-fur-ball-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everyone-is-welcome-to-fur-ball-22 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/everyone-is-welcome-to-fur-ball-22/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:36:35 +0000 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2417

If you happened to walk through St. James Park last Saturday October 29th, you might have gotten tied up in a few fur balls as over a hundred dogs and their owners gathered at the Michael Comstock Pavilion for Fur Ball ’22, a Howl-a-ween Dog Costume Competition and Charity Raffle.

There have been doggie costume gatherings in the park before, but nothing on this scale. Fur Ball ’22 was conceived when the Friends of St. James Park suggested the idea to Chelsea, the moderator of the Facebook group Dogs of St James Park. The local dog-friendly AAA Bar was approached and brought on as event sponsor. Just like that, three newly-met community members joined together to start the fur ball rolling. 

Chelsea, who was the MC, deserves a huge round of a-paws. The main driver behind Fur Ball ’22, her vision inspired everything about this ulti-mutt event—the runway, judges, decorations, trophies and prizes for the best-dressed dogs, and a raffle to raise money for the charity Through Ruff Times. She is obviously mal-tese talented!

As the fur-st ever Fur Ball, we had no idea how many paw-rents would register their pups. Initially, we hoped for at least 20. The night before the event, 40 had registered, and by the time registration closed the next day, 72 dogs were ready to compete!

Even before the event, competition among our puppy neighbours grew fierce! Check out some of these Instagram posts by @dogsofstjamespark. Not a lot of pugs and kisses among these contenders.

And no wonder! The top 3 best-dressed dogs competed for bark-tastic prizes. We can’t thank enough the local pet businesses who generously donated the prizes that made this event paw-sible. They were: @globalpetfoodslowerjarvis @kurik9massage @petland_spa  @petcuisine.ca  @petvalutoronto @sherbourneanimalhospital @tidbitsfordogs and @urban_animal_photographer Woof, woof!

To the beat of 90’s club hits, each dog and their handler strutted their stuff in front of the judges. The spectators ooh-ed and aah-ed. Some dogs knew the score, like seasoned runway contestants, they turned up their noses to sniff out the competition and confidently flaunted their adorableness. Like Stella, a Havanese, who was disappointed there was no Beyonce hair fan on the runway to show off her locks, and social butterfly Harmony, so labra-dorable. Winnie, sporting a jockey on her back, raced through her circuit. Others were a bit shy or downright reluctant. A Frenchie named Guinness waddled over to the judges’ table, sat down and would not budge. Samson, a King Charles Cavalier, dressed as a hot dog, and was accompanied by his paw-rents, mustard and ketchup! Tiny Chihuahua Phyllis was shy, but she wooed the crowd in a very creative costume as the Ikea monkey. Who will lap from the cup of victory? Who will taste the kibble of triumph? Who will chew the bone of conquest?!

Let’s check out some of the contestants shall we?

Our three judges had their work cut out for them rating 72 costumed dogs for the best among them! In the end, the winning Fur Ball ’22 su-paw-stars were:

First Place: Bogey the Pizza Maker (Jessica Tomarchio)
Second Place: Trip the Eeyore (Mikayla Ozorio)
Third Place: Muppet the Cow (Gabriel Pirvu and Amanda Wong)

Congratulations winners! You were terrier-ific!

First place winner Bogey is a 9-month-old goldendoodle who owns humans Jessica and Graham and graciously takes them on frequent walks to the park. Bogey enjoys swimming, sniffing butts, and being the little spoon. He hates buses, trucks, and streetcars and his recent failed mayoral bid was, as anticipated, mostly about pedestrianizing Toronto. His ‘Pupperoni Pizza Maker’ costume melted the hearts of judges and spectators alike. Bogey is super glad to have won all those gift cards – he really kneaded the dough! If you see Bogey in the park, make sure to throw his ball with extra bounce! This pizza afficionadough thinks it’s the yeast you could do!


The raffle raised $3,335 for Through Ruff Times, a non-profit organization that supports under-resourced people-pet families through their RUFF Pet Food program and access to spay/neuter services. They also offer temporary pet care when “pawrents” need to access support services and do not have options for their cat or dog. 

Our raffle tickets were a hot item because local businesses stepped up and donated over 50 superb prizes. We give a bark-felt thank you to the following supporters: @tripleabar @aaamazingsalad @ardorestaurant @bahnthaispa @bettys_onking @cestwhatto @cafeorodinapoli @chatimecanada @cityoasisdental @thecornerplace @creameryx @evokeyewear @theflatironandfirkin @gbcollege @imaginecinemasca @liftsalontoronto  @nebulanailsspa @pearldiverto @pjobrienpub @robsbestfootforward @scoreonking  @spiritleaf_adelaidejarvis @stokfloral @sukhothaifood @tos1stpo @worldsalon @xobisous

Here are just some of the winners… enjoy your raffle prizes! Thanks everyone for buying tickets and supporting Through Ruff Times.

It takes a team to pull off an event like the Fur Ball ’22 and when we asked for help our community answered the call. Thanks to volunteers Laura (aka cookie monster), Dale, Cathy, Shermit, Marcus, Vicky and Asha. Huge shout out to the judges: Julie, committee member of Friends of St James Park; Tiz, co-owner of AAA Bar; and Mella and Sasha from Through Ruff Times. We are also grateful to Old Town Toronto BIA, Qprint, and Lisa Luanne Wiebe from Urban Animal Photography. We had poodles of fun and hope that you did too!

A final word from Through Ruff Times:
To say we’re blown away and very grateful is an understatement; I know this was a huge amount of effort. We’re bringing a little Chihuahua named Dennis (in our care) to the vet this morning because of an eye ulcer. It’s situations like these where these funds will be tremendously helpful. Just to say, Dennis and many other little companions will greatly benefit, thanks to you.

~ Mella Brown, Program Coordinator, Through Ruff Times

Actually, Milo, a sharpaniel and local busybody, wants the final word. “Puns are lazy humour,” he says “Whoever writes these things is a pizza work.”

See you again for Fur Ball ’23!

Images by Urban Animal Photography and Vicky Ilgacs

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We say goodbye to a very old tree https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/we-say-goodbye-to-a-very-old-tree/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-say-goodbye-to-a-very-old-tree Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:04:24 +0000 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2339

The tolling bells of St. James Cathedral that solemnly mark the end of a life have lately also rung for a departed guardian that has stood sentinel over the park and cathedral for over 140 years—the majestic Silver Maple on the cathedral’s east lawn. The tree, well-known for its immense size and many large burls, had reached maturity and been losing its limbs over the past few years. In May, the City of Toronto’s Urban Forestry department marked it with a fluorescent orange circle—a tree’s death knell—and it was felled in July.

This tree has been living on borrowed time. Silver Maples can live up to 130 years and we estimated this tree to be about 141 years old based on its circumference and a formula provided to us by a landscape architect (unfortunately, counting the tree rings was not possible).

When planted, in about 1881, it stood next to the commercial buildings that bordered the cathedral on the east. The tree would have been smaller then and overwhelmed by the commercial activity that was transforming the downtown from a quiet and predominantly residential city to a noisy coal-belching manufacturing centre.

This 1923 Goad’s Fire Insurance map indicates with a pointer the approximate location of the tree. The buildings to the east of the cathedral were demolished over a period from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, and the streets were covered over.  

The foreground of this 1950s image looking northwest toward the cathedral, shows the fronts of the King Street commercial buildings that once stood where St. James Park is today. The Silver Maple would be tucked in behind these buildings.

Looking northwest toward the Cathedral of St. James. The building behind and to the left of the cathedral is the head office of Imperial Oil. Source: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1128, Series 380, Item 59.

It was not until the mid-1970s that the eastern half of the block was fully razed giving the tree room to grow. The park was design and renovated in the early 1980s. A few archival photos show the tree—its distinctive stance and pattern of branches. At one point the base of the tree was encased in asphalt and encircled by park benches.

File contains slides that depict aerial and street level views of the park as well as photographs of the gazebo and the park during winter.
A view from above sometime in the 1980s.

 large flatbed truck was needed to cart away its massive trunk. The city’s practice is to use a stump grinder to churn out the roots to the depth of about one foot, and then fill and flatten the area. It will take about seven years for the now non-living roots to fully decompose. According to park staff, it is best to avoid replanting a new tree in the same spot of the old one as they do not fare well.

It is hoped however that a progeny of the old Silver Maple will be planted nearby. A friend of the Cathedral has collected 17 winged seeds from the original tree and is attempting to germinate and grow some saplings—all it takes is one!

Before and after.

Despite the loss of its oldest tree, there are still many wonderful trees in St. James Park. Recently, we invited city arborist, Mark Sherman, to help identify some of the tree species in the park. The list is exhaustive including Norway and sugar maple, birch, Gingko, locusts, Kentucky coffee tree, red oak, maple ash dogwood elder, hackberry elm, horse chestnut, phew… weeping cedar, eastern red bud, don redwood, Katsura, pagoda dogwood, European beech, hazelnut, mountain ash, plane tree, and tamaracks (there are probably more)! The arborist explained that having a variety of trees in a small area is not typical nor sustainable in a natural setting because trees do best when they grow in groups and achieve a critical mass. The diversity here is perfect for a park—and we are lucky to have them!

The burls made for convenient snack stops.

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Plant of the Week: Plants featured summer 2022 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/plant-of-the-week-summer-2022-featured-plants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plant-of-the-week-summer-2022-featured-plants Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:19:34 +0000 http://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2318

You may have seen our Plant of the Week posts this summer if you follow our social media (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram). In case you missed it, we have compiled the posts here. Every Monday for eight weeks in July and August we featured a perennial plant that grows in one of the park’s gardens. We focused on the newest gardens: the east and west oval and triangle gardens, since many of these plants are new additions to park.

Butterfly Weed: The most famous member of the native milkweed family, it is a magnet for butterflies. Long-lasting clusters of small, orange flowers are crowned with a yellow, sun-kissed “corona” and bloom from June through August/September. Butterfly Weed is an important nectar source for Monarch butterflies and its leaves provide essential food for developing Monarch caterpillars – but expect to see a variety of pollinators making use of this plant. You can find this plant in St. James Park in the west oval garden, east of the cherub statue.

Russian Sage: This easy to grow plant grows best in warm climates and needs full sun to produce lots of flowers and sturdy stems, which are less likely to flop over as they grow taller and makes them a perfect backdrop for the benches in the park’s plaza. Russian Sage is often mistaken for lavender when in bloom and has a unique fragrance that is believed to help keep mosquitoes away.

Coral Bells: Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’ is commonly known as Coral Bells. Located in the garden’s east oval, it does well in the shade under the tree. This popular perennial grows in a foot high rounded clump of deep green or purple maple-shaped leaves with beet-red colouring on the underside of the leaf. It flowers in late spring to early summer when clusters of tiny, pinkish white, bell-shaped flowers bloom on long, slender stems that extend up to 20 inches above the mound of foliage.

Silver Heart: It earned its name from its heart shaped leaves and almost-metallic colouring with pronounced green veins. In the spring, small blue flowers that resemble Forget-me-nots appear. It grows 6-12 inches tall and is a forgiving plant, happy to grow in garden beds, pots, full shade and full sun. You can find this plant in the east oval garden.

Wild Bergamot or Wild Bee Balm: Native to most of North America, it is a popular plant for pollinator gardens. It is called Bee Balm because bees are known to feed on this plant to heal when they are sick. Butterflies and hummingbirds are also partial to the ragged lilac blooms. The leaves smell minty and can be used to make mint tea. There is a rather large clump of this plant—they grow 2-4’ in height—in the west oval and east triangle gardens.

Gay Feather or Blazing Star:. It is easy recognized by its vertical fluffy flowers that grow along its stem in purple, pink, lavender or white. They can grow between two and three feet tall. These nectar-rich flowers can attract butterflies and other pollinators. They love sunlight but are otherwise low-maintenance and non-toxic to animals. These plants start growing in late July and can flower through August and September. You can find them in the west oval garden.

Yarrow: This plant has many intriguing names: gordaldo, poor man’s pepper, nosebleed plant, and soldier’s woundwort, or plumajillo, Spanish for “little feather” due to the feathery shape its leaves. Yarrow bears an umbrella-like canopy of clustered blooms that bloom almost all summer long and come in several colours, white, pink, and yellow, like the ones found in the west oval and east triangle garden.

Golden Dead Nettle: It is a great shade ground cover and its foliage brightens up shady areas even when not in bloom, making it good for the tricky conditions in the east oval garden. This is not a well behaved plant! Their stems root where they touch the soil, eventually forming a fast spreading mat. Called dead nettle because its leaves resemble stinging nettles with no ability to sting.

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2022 Sumer Events in St James Park https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/events-this-summer-2022-in-st-james-park-welcome-back-everyone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=events-this-summer-2022-in-st-james-park-welcome-back-everyone Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:41:18 +0000 http://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2281

We’ve had a full summer of fun in St. James Park and we hope you were able to join us for some of the events. Enjoy this compilation some of the performers and guests.   

Tuesdays 6pm starting July 5th: Free Fitness Classes

Link to Facebook event.

Hosted by the St Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA, Friends of St. James Park, and with help from PlaceMade, anyone can join one or all three classes: 1) Boot Camp for 3 weeks starting July 5th with Matthew Zasidko, 2) Nia Dance for 3 weeks starting July 26th with Martha Randall, and 3) Yoga for 3 weeks starting August 16th with Trisha Curling. Meet at the pavilion!


Thursdays 7-9 pm: Music in St. James Park

Link to Facebook event.

Presented by the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA, the popular Music in St. James Park has returned! Check the flyer below for this summer’s line up. See you there!


Aug 24: A Grisly History in St. James with Adam Bunch (Park Chat Series)

Link to Facebook event.

Adam Bunch, author, historian, host of the YouTube series Canadiana, and periodic guest on local tv and radio, is a great storyteller and he’s coming to regale us with some grisly ones that have happened within the vicinity of the park. Meet at the Michael Comstock Pavilion at 7 pm. Free.


August 5-28: Bard in Old Town Toronto

Link to Facebook event.

Presented by the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA, Shakespeare’s Richard II will be performed on the Michael Comstock Pavilion this year in St. James Park. From August 5 to 28, Friday and Saturday evenings, Saturday and Sunday matinee.


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It’s official! The pavilion is named after Michael Comstock https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/its-official-the-pavilion-is-named-after-michael-comstock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-official-the-pavilion-is-named-after-michael-comstock https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/its-official-the-pavilion-is-named-after-michael-comstock/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:53:01 +0000 http://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2230

Every community has its organizers, those who roll up their sleeves to get things done. They are the high notes in the musical composition of community life. In the St. Lawrence neighbourhood, Michael Comstock was one of those high notes. Last week, his many contributions to the community were commemorated with the naming of the new pavilion in St. James Park—the Michael Comstock Pavilion.

The Michael Comstock Pavilion in St. James Park, Toronto 2021

The naming of the pavilion is due to the efforts of his long-time friend, Barbara Bell, who used to live in the neighbourhood. Shortly after Michael died from cancer in September 2012, she started a petition to name a local asset in his honour, which generated a swift response. She worked with the late city councillor Pam McConnell on several possibilities, but it was not until the idea formed of a new bandstand for St. James Park as part of its revitalization, that they landed on an appropriate way to recognize Michael, one that evokes his love of music and his efforts to bring music onto the streets of the neighbourhood.

Michael Comstock in 2006

Michael was born in Detroit in 1945 and attended Michigan State University. He moved to Canada in 1969, settling in Kingston. He worked as a social worker, then teacher, and later a pharmaceutical sales rep. He was always involved outside of work, and it was in Kingston, as owner of the clothing store Silver Threads, where he became involved in a local business group.

Once in Toronto, he became part of a cohort of civic-minded community members who were passionate about the power of the citizen to make democracy work. They were motivated by the wave of reform-minded city councillors and the emergence of people like Jane Jacobs, who were rethinking the modern city, wholly embracing her mantra that new ideas need old buildings.

Later Michael would become the president of TABIA, the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas, the umbrella organization of all the BIAs in the city (BIAs were a Toronto invention and are now a popular model in cities everywhere), but Michael began his promotion of Toronto’s diverse neighbourhoods and local businesses right here in the St. Lawrence community. As a founding member and chair of the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA, he made happen—often taking up his own tools—many neighbourhood programs that we enjoy today. In those initial years, when the BIA was a start-up volunteer organization, holding its meetings at the Hot House restaurant, it focused on a limited footprint—the Market and Old Town. As time passed, the boundaries expanded; today’s BIA boundaries are essentially Yonge to Parliament and Richmond to the Gardiner Expressway. Michael’s impact would, through other committees and organizations, grow even further to include Corktown and the West Don Lands. George Milbrandt, current chair of the board of directors for the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Market BIA, described Michael’s internal drive to make a difference as key to establishing one of the largest and best run BIAs in the city, stating “He had the energy and the vision to get so many things off the ground”. The BIA now works out of an office on Adelaide Street East and many of the current public realm and community programs it organizes and manages comes from Michael’s time there.

Ever the promoter, Michael worked tirelessly to bring events and people to the area. At a time when the market area was in transition, when there were only a few condos nearby and most visitors to the market were driving in from the suburbs, he had the vision to see a future neighbourhood that celebrated its historical antecedents and unique landmarks. Together with Alan Seymour whom he described as a mentor, they formed the Old Town Toronto Promotional Alliance (OTTA), essentially the tourism arm of the BIA (Seymour is credited for coming up with the moniker Old Town Toronto). The Alliance was a way for them to engage beyond the early boundaries of the BIA and they worked in concert with another community group, Citizens for the Old Town, using the heritage distinction of the neighbourhood to draw tourists, residents, and businesses to the area.

In 1998, when funding from the federal government became available for economic development projects, Michael and his group of community “conspirators” formed an ad hoc alliance called SEDERI, the South East Downtown Economic Redevelopment Initiative. Michael and Alan were both steering committee members, as was Edward Nixon, who remarked of Michael, “If there was an initiative to improve, celebrate, or market the neighbourhoods of Old Town Toronto, he either instigated it or was a leading part of it.”

There were so many things Michael had his hand in, it can be hard to make a full account of them; but all can be traced back to SEDERI’s foundational revitalization strategy for the area, the 2002 Old Town Toronto Action Plan. Its goals were to make the area recognizable as the Old Town, advocate for heritage development and public realm improvements, and attract business and tourism. Twenty years later, many of these initiatives and programs are still making their way into being.

They had a good tagline for the action plan— Putting Old Town Toronto in the Spotlight. Indeed, to draw tourists to the area, it had to be spruced up. One only needs to look at past photos showing expansive parking lots, forlorn heritage buildings, and little to no streetscape enhancements to appreciate the challenge they faced. But Michael was not daunted, “he threw himself into everything”, a sentiment expressed by George Milbrandt and echoed by many others.

One initiative they started, which was then used across the city, was the installation of street signs that identified the district. They installed markers near important heritage buildings that read “Old Town 1793”. You might still see the odd one around. The BIA designed pole-wraps that act as both a wayfinding mechanism and a deterrent to graffiti. The recent introduction of street corner wayfinding signs by the Toronto 360 Wayfinding Project, can be viewed as a redux version of these prior branding initiatives.

The Old Town Toronto street signs were commonplace for a long time. The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Market BIA is currently exploring how to continue the practice of wayfinding in new signage as these older ones are phased out.


The heritage lamps and the seasonal greenery that ornament our local streets and parks were Michael’s idea—he designed and built the prototype of the basket frame that hangs from the lampposts. He was also part of the initial drive to light the Old Town’s heritage buildings. St. Lawrence Hall was the first to be fitted in 2009, the Market in 2019 and St. James Cathedral, completed just this past year. Those who work tirelessly to make positive change in their community know that the timeframes can be long—5, 10, 20 years. Dig back to the beginning of any current project and there you will find the seeds planted by Michael and his cohorts.

Throughout the years, Michael was relentless in making something from what never before existed. Local historian Bruce Bell credits Michael for getting him into the tour guide business. It was in 2002 and Bruce was writing local history articles for the area’s community newspaper, The Bulletin, when Michael approached him with the idea of doing walking tours for tourists to promote the history of the area, the Market, and its vendors. As he tells it, “Michael was always really involved in history, food, and people. Before him, none of this existed—no tourism, no busses full of visitors, nothing. He really changed the neighbourhood and made it what it is today”.

The Alliance organized events to celebrate the area’s heritage legacy and to attract visitors. One such event, the 2008 Festival of Old Town was a commemoration of the War of 1812 and included heritage concerts at St. Lawrence Hall (tickets cost $18.12!), a picnic in Sackville Park, Market walking tours and a corn roast dinner at the Enoch Turner School House. Michael described the event as helping “people understand that there is an Old Town area where Toronto began, where pioneers lived and died and built the city. We have a history we should celebrate and learn from.” The year prior, the Alliance produced a two-day historical event that included tributes to historical black leaders like Marcus Garvey and Thornton Blackburn. They cast their net wide for ideas on how to bring people to the area; even arranging to have citizenship ceremonies take place in the historical setting of the St. Lawrence Hall.

In the mid-2000s, they created a marketing campaign branding the old town the Nutcracker Neighbourhood. Encouraging business owners to dress up their storefronts, they blanketed the core of the old town in twinkling holiday lights. Travel tour packages were advertised all over, including out of country, with enticing experiences offered by local businesses—history and food tours, a behind-the-scenes looks at heritage buildings like St. Lawrence Hall and St. James Cathedral, and high-tea at the King Edward hotel. Tickets to the National Ballet’s Nutcracker performance were an option. Visitors who wanted a self-guided tour of the historical buildings in the area could use the heritage landscape guide map they produced.

The Old Town Toronto Alliance advertised the Old Town as Toronto’s leading neighbourhood for live theatre,
home décor shops, and heritage sites, and heavily promoted its pubs and restaurants.


At the heart of Michael’s ideas and initiatives was the economic vitality of the area, especially King Street. A current attraction called KEDDnight, a design-inspired exhibition with art installations, food, and wine at businesses all along King East Street East (KEDD stands for King East Design District), can be attributed to Michael’s efforts; he cultivated the idea. This annual celebration would not have happened without Michael’s initial encouraging of local design-oriented businesses to engage the public with a marquee event.

Most people, when asked to remember Michael, mention the Market Kitchen. His wife, Sharon, says that the Kitchen at the St Lawrence Market was one of his proudest achievements. Inspired by a trip to New Orleans where he saw how a chef can connect people to a city’s history through food, he spearheaded the concept and installation of a demonstration kitchen in the neglected space on the Market’s mezzanine level in the early to mid-2000s. It was Michael’s usual force of will that made it happen. He built the first kitchen and showed the powerful combination of food and tourism, a trend that was just emerging at that time. On Saturdays, when the market was busiest, the kitchen was used to showcase vendors and their food, with Bruce Bell providing the historical connection. Since then, the Market Kitchen has been through a few iterations—today it is a culinary centre offering cooking workshops and demonstrations with top chefs and other food related events.

Michael was an enthusiastic guitar player—his decorated guitar hangs prominently on a wall in the apartment he shared with Sharon overlooking St. James Park. He brought his love of music onto the streets of his community, first with the Global Roots music festival on Market Street starting in 1998, which morphed into Buskerfest, a festival featuring circus artistry, music, and magic. Then came the popular dog festival Woofstock, both events so popular that they were relocated to the large open space of Woodbine Park. He also started the popular noon-hour jazz concert series in Berczy Park to serenade lunching office workers and residents alike.

If Michael was not on the ground organizing some event, he was at his computer, trying to effect change through a popular opinion column he wrote for the community newspaper, The Bulletin. He covered topics affecting the community at the local level such as homelessness, condo development, and the installation of public art and he often bemoaned the state of tourism in the city. Frank Touby, editor of The Bulletin, wrote in remembrance of Michael, “he was a practical guy, full of practical ideas…If there was a job to be done that required perseverance, strong common sense and a volunteer spirit, Mike was quite often the volunteer”.

In July 2012, the St. Lawrence community came together to recognize Michael’s extraordinary
achievements and presented him with a special award


Because of his efforts to put the neighbourhood on the map, Michael became known as one of the godfathers of Old Town Toronto. Today, the spirit of the promotional work he did with OTTA continues under the umbrella of the St. Lawrence Market Neighborhood BIA and its initiatives. Many projects currently underway—the North Market, revitalizing the underpasses, development of the West Don Lands neighbourhood, and the work to designate the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood as a Heritage Conservation District—are, according to the current BIA director Al Smith, a natural progression of the work Michael did. Today the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood is one of Toronto’s biggest tourism draws, a testament to Michael’s success and the hard work of others who have built upon those early plans and taken them in new directions.

Michael touched and mentored many people. His friends and associates describe him as a charismatic and wonderful man, affable, a dynamo, always inquisitive, and very smart. He always met you with a smile and great enthusiasm.

To remember Michael is to remember through music. After a pandemic-enforced hiatus, the Music in the Park program will soon return to perform on the new pavilion, which now bears his name. Bands will set up, perform sound checks, and ready their instruments. People will draw together in the plaza in anticipation of a good show. The members of the band will make eye contact, their countdown just audible, and then, in that moment, in the first surge of the opening hit, Michael will be remembered.

Written by Kristine Morris

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St. James Park Pavilion: A Vanguard of Contemporary Urban Design https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/2195/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2195 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/2195/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:16:14 +0000 http://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2195

by Jack Anderson

For some time now we have been living with experimental/non-traditional urban high-rise architectures which seem to have become the norm rather than the exception. What is rarely on our radar though are small-scale public structures such as shelters, pavilions, gazebos, and bandstands which are often ignored in our discussions of architecture. That’s a shame as they are some of the most experimental and, because of that, aesthetically interesting contemporary structures being built in North American cities today. The new pavilion in St. James Park is a prime example.  Situated downtown on King Street and thus getting a lot of foot traffic, this bold free-standing structure is unusual enough that it demands our attention and consideration.

The new pavilion is now clearly the focus of the park as it is situated at the intersection of the four redesigned sidewalks leading directly to it from all four corners of the park. As befits its central location, it is both a subtle and eye-poppingly contemporary form that manifests many carefully considered design decisions, such as 1) scale – it is much larger than the old pavilion it replaces, but still is comfortably surrounded by the branches of the trees around it; 2) visual weight – it now has some visual weight or ‘heft’ despite it’s airy skeletal openness; 3) form –  it is a contemporary mash-up of both acute angles and graceful gothic arches; and 4) material – aside from the platform on which it sits, it’s made of exposed Alaskan Yellow Cedar, which counterpoints the steel and glass towers that define downtown Toronto.

The pavilion’s footprint is a rectangular platform made of concrete. As it has no walls whatsoever on any of the four sides and is topped by an open gable roof of slated timbers, it permits us to see and interact with the skeletal framework of the structure itself. The cantilevered roof is supported on the lower north end by a cluster of four sets of four arches, each constructed of wood. They come together at the centre of the grouping to form a modified central groin vault, like those we are familiar with from most pre-twentieth century European cathedrals. Without walls enclosing the pavilion, these exposed elegant rib-like arches gracefully mimic the arcing branches of the surrounding trees.

But more fully and accurately, the arches are meant to echo the arched stained glass windows on the east face of St. James Cathedral that sits parallel to the pavilion across the park to the west. In a way, the two structures not only physically bracket the park at its southern limit but do so aesthetically as well. In addition, the arches of the pavilion collapse a temporal distance as here the new repeats the old: 2021 acknowledges and refers back to 1853 when the Cathedral was built. This savvy affirmation of the history and origins of this church and the park, contextualizes and adds conceptual depth to a structure that was ostensibly built for functional purposes.

The pavilion was sensitively conceptualized/designed by the Toronto architecture firm, RAW, whose task was to create a flexible au plein air space. And they have succeeded. During the warm months, the pavilion will allow for the continuation of neighbourhood musical and dramatic performances, lectures, readings, dance lessons, and all kinds of other events – all of which have been a signature feature of St. James Park for many years. The persistence of these kinds of communal spaces within the crowded urban landscapes of North America, reflects a historical and ongoing—and perhaps now more urgent—need for urban communities and their individual residents, to engage more intimately through social and cultural initiatives and events.

The pavilion is a welcome new addition to the healthy open green space that is St. James Park and will continue the fostering of neighbourhood congregation, community building and social expression. It will also simply allow for fun. What could be better than that?

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Song Lyrics: Holiday Carol Sing-along 2023 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/song-lyrics-holiday-carol-sing-along-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=song-lyrics-holiday-carol-sing-along-2023 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:14:42 +0000 https://friendsofstjamesparkto.com/?p=2667

Part 1: St John’s York Mills Handbell Ringers

Joy to the World 

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room,
and heav’n and nature sing,
and heav’n and nature sing,
and heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.

Up on the Housetop

Up on the housetop reindeer paws,
Out jumps good Old Santa Claus
Down through the chimney with lots of toys
For all the little good girls and boys.

Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn’t go?
Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn’t go?
Up on the housetop, click, click, click
Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick.

Jingle Bell Rock

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowin’ and blowin’ up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancin’ and prancin’ in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air

What a bright time, it’s the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin’ in a one-horse sleigh

Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin’ feet
That’s the jingle bell
That’s the jingle bell
That’s the jingle bell rock

Silent Night

Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright
’round yon virgin mother and child!
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night! Holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar,
heav’nly hosts sing, “Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!”

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, had a very shiny nose,
and if you ever saw it, you could even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names;
they never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say:
“Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”
Then how the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee,
“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, You’ll go down in history.”

Deck the Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
‘Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Don we now our gay apparel Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new year lads and lasses, Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous altogether, Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Jingle Bells

Chorus (x2)
Jingle bells, jingle bells
jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
in a one horse open sleigh.

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way!

Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight!

Chorus (x2)
Jingle bells, jingle bells
jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
in a one horse open sleigh.

O Christmas Tree

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Your leaves are so unchanging.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Your leaves are so unchanging.

Your boughs so green in summer time
Stay bravely green in winter time.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Your leaves are so unchanging.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Your candles brightly glimmer.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Your candles brightly glimmer.

Such splendour in your shining light
recalls a star that shone one night.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Your candles brightly glimmer.

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
At the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Every couple tries to stop

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
Let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie
And we’ll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing, let’s be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone dancin’ merrily
In the new old-fashioned way

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We with you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year

Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy new year

We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We with you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year!

Part 2: Hart House Chorus

O Christmas Tree

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Thy leaves are so unchanging
Not only green when summer’s here
But also when ‘tis cold and drear
O Christmas tree O Christmas tree
Thy leaves are so unchanging 

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How richly God has decked thee
Thou bidd’st true and faithfully be
Our trust in God, unchangingly
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How richly God has decked thee

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo

Shepherds, why this jubilee
Why your joyous strains prolong
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heav’nly song
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo
 Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo

Away In A Manger

Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Lay down His sweet head
The stars in the sky
Look down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing
The poor baby wakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side
‘Til morning is nigh

Be near me, Lord Jesus
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And take us to heaven
To live with Thee there
Take us to heaven
To live with Thee there

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King;
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th’angelic host proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem.”
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King.”

Christ, by highest heav’n adored;
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of a Virgin’s womb.
Veil’d in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail th’incarnate Deity,
Pleased as Man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King.”

Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Ris’n with healing in His wings,
Light and life to all He brings,
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
Hark! the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King.”

O Come, All Ye Faithful

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
O come and behold Him, born the King of Angels
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Adeste Fideles laeti triumphantes
Venite, venite in Bethlehem
Natum videte, Regem Angelorum
Venite adoremus
venite adoremus
venite adoremus
Dominum

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation
O come, o come ye to Bethlehem
O come and behold Him, born the King of Angels
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Deck The Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
‘Tis the season to be jolly; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Don we now our gay apparel; Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

See the blazing Yule before us; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Strike the harp and join the chorus; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Follow me in merry measure; Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
While I tell of Yule-tide treasure; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Fast away the old year passes; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Hail the new year, lads and lasses; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Sing we joyous, all together; Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Heedless of the wind and weather; Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

Jolly old St. Nicholas
Lean your ear this way
Don’t you tell a single soul
What I’m going to say
Christmas Eve is coming soon
Now, you dear old man
Whisper what you’ll bring to me
Tell me, if you can

When the clock is striking twelve
When I’m fast asleep
Down the chimney broad and black
With your pack you’ll creep
All the stockings you will see
Hanging In a row
Mine will be the shortest one
You’ll be sure to know

Johnny wants a pair of skates
Susy wants a sled
Nelly wants a picture book
Yellow, blue, and red
Now I think I’ll leave to you
What to give the rest
Chose for me dear Santa Claus
You will know the best

What Child is This?

What Child is this, who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping
This, this is Christ, the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring Him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary

Why lies He in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding
Good Christian, fear: for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading
Nail, spear, shall pierce him through
The Cross be borne, for me, for you
Hail, haul the world made flesh
The Babe, the Son of Mary

Joy to the World!

Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let Earth receive her King;
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.

Joy to the world! the Saviour reigns;
Let all their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders of His love.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest ye, merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas Day.
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray:
Oh tidings of comfort and joy.
Oh tidings of comfort and joy!

From God our heav’nly Father
A blessed angel came,
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same.
How that in Bethlehem was born
The son of God by name:
Oh tidings of comfort and joy.
Oh tidings of comfort and joy!

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightway,
The son of God to find:
Oh tidings of comfort and joy.
Oh tidings of comfort and joy!

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight

[Chorus]:
(Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh)

A day or two ago
I thought I’d take a ride
And soon, Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
He got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot

[Chorus]

A day or two ago
The story I must tell
I went out on the snow
And on my back I fell
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh
He laughed as there I sprawling lie
But quickly drove away

[Chorus]

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year

Thank you for coming. Happy Holidays! ~ FSJP and Old Town Toronto BIA

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